Botany Lesson 05

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  1. 3. Fruits that have rows of seeds attached to the inside of the fruit, such as a bean.
  2. 5. Seeds that are winged that float in a breeze when they detach from a tree to make their way to the ground.
  3. 8. Any edible part of a plant that does not house the seeds for the plant.
  4. 9. A word that means the process of spreading or scattering something.
  5. 10. A fleshy fruit with a thick, hard skin or rind, such as a pumpkin.
  6. 11. The seed container for a plant.
  7. 12. A single, dry seed that is inside but not attached to a shell.
  8. 13. A fleshy fruit with a hard stone in the center, like a peach.
  9. 14. A hard, dry fruit that splits open, often along the top to form a window, allowing the seeds to sprinkle out. It is much like a follicle.
  10. 15. A method of scattering seeds that involves the plant automatically scattering the seeds when they are ripe (put a space between the two words)
  11. 16. A fleshy fruit with a thin skin, such as a grape.
  12. 17. A fruit that has a core surrounded by fleshy tissue, such as an apple.
  13. 18. Seeds surrounded by a hard, woody covering, such as acorns.
  14. 19. A very small, one-seeded fruit that contains a bran coat and a seed that is called the germ.
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  1. 1. Seeds that are light and designed to fly utilize ________ (put a space between the two words)
  2. 2. The method of spreading seeds used by man. Farmers planting seeds is an example of ________ of seeds (put a space between the two words)
  3. 3. A plant that steals nutrients from another plant is called a _______ plant.
  4. 4. A method of dispersal that involves the seeds moving to a different location by floating on or in the water. (put a space between the two words)
  5. 6. A hard, dry fruit that splits open along the side. It is much like a capsule.
  6. 7. A berry that has a leathery skin that you can peel off, like an orange.